Android versions comparison

Android platform

Android is a software stack that includes an operating
system, middleware and key applications. While Google is
the main actor which comes to mind, the Open Handset
Alliance also collaborates on Android's development and
release. The operating system is based on the Linux
kernel, the specific versions depends on the platform version
and is given in the comparison table below.

Phones / Tablets / Smart watches / TV Player...

The latest version of the platform is now LollipopAndroid 5.0.2.

There was previously two flavors of the platform. One targeted
for small screens mainly mobile phones (all versions below 3.0),
and one dedicated for tablets: Honeycomb Android 3.0.
However not all Android tablets support this version (some tablets
use the Android 2.x).

These two variants of the platform have been merged to a
versatile and uniform platform since "Ice Cream Sandwich",
which has been released in October 2011. It combines
"Gingerbread" and "Honeycomb" versions in a
cohesive platform for tablets and phones at the same time.

Android 5.0 aka Lollipop target to be even more versatile to
target also smart watches, TV player, Car media center... device
with only 512 of RAM can support this new version.

Note: The market share figures (Dec. 2014) are based on
statistics using API level, so the percentage might gather several
versions of the Android platform.

Related comparisons:

The following comparison chart lists the main differences
between each version of the android platform using
the changelog of each version. Do not hesitate to contribute or
comment to make this comparison table as accurate as possible.

Dolphin has not supported Flash since about the time of Android 4.0.1 or 4.0.2, Or have they added it back? The Android devs had pretty horrid Flash support anyway. Felt like they just decided to give up trying to get their code right (was it beyond their skill level? who knows...but it's not there far as my last look.)

android is a software for tablet and phones, the platform is based on linux kernel. it can be modified by programmer and now it has many versions like gingerbread, ice cream sandwich, jelly bean, honeycomb, etc.
Fachrunnisa Firdausi /IT 2E/ 214